Description
Book SynopsisPolitical Game Theory is a self-contained introduction to game theory and its applications to political science. The methods employed have many applications in various disciplines including comparative politics, international relations and American politics. A large number of exercises are also provided to practice the skills and techniques discussed.
Trade Review"At last, a challenging but accessible graduate-level text for a serious course in game theory for political scientists. Teaching game theory in the context of political-science examples, this book will be the standard text for many years to come." Robert Powell, Berkeley
Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The theory of choice; 3. Choice under uncertainty; 4. Social choice theory; 5. Games in the normal form; 6. Bayesian games in the normal form; 7. Extensive form games; 8. Dynamic games of incomplete information; 9. Repeated games; 10. Bargaining theory; 11. Mechanism design and agency theory; 12. Mathematical appendix.
